How Beijing Turned Uyghur Childhood Into a State Project

Sep 04, 2026 20:19

ZENIT Staff

A school in Xinjiang (East Turkestan), Chinese propaganda image. From Weibo.

Combining Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours

Local Church

The Vatican’s silence marks a setback for the progressive German Church: the Synodal Conference will not go ahead

The proposed conference would be unusually powerful in appearance. Its planned membership consists of Germany’s 27 diocesan bishops, 27 representatives of the Central Committee of German Catholics and another 27 elected Catholics. All 81 members would have equal voting rights.

Sep 01, 2026 08:55

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Gang Attacks Church, Kills Dozens in Haiti

Dozens of families who were displaced by ongoing violence within Port-au-Prince, the capital city, were hiding in the church’s prayer center. According to a statement from the secretary general, at least 22 people were executed within the church’s walls.

Sep 01, 2026 08:48

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV Approves a New Bishop Appointed by the Chinese Government for a Diocese in That Country

The episcopal ordination of Fr Paul Liu Honggang, 56, took place today, the first in over 20 years for this diocese in Shanxi. The appointment was made under the China-Vatican agreement. After the expulsion of the missionaries, a local priest, Father Guo Yingong, kept the faith alive even during the Cultural Revolution.

Sep 01, 2026 08:44

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pope Francis

Bishop vs. Opus Dei: He Threatens to Resign If His Demands Aren’t Met, and a Letter from Pope Francis Supporting One of the Parties Is Revealed

The confrontation reached a new level on Aug. 31, when Ángel Javier Pérez Pueyo, bishop of Barbastro-Monzón, publicly declared that he would place his position at the disposal of the Holy See if an eventual agreement required him to accept the definitive removal of the original image of Our Lady of Torreciudad from its historic hermitage

Sep 01, 2026 08:38

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Local Church•Persecuted Christians

These are not isolated incidents: Violence by Israelis against Palestinian Christians (and others) is on the rise

The Holy Land’s Quiet Emergency, Caused By Israel : Christians Warn That Fear, Restrictions and Displacement Are Reshaping Their Future

Sep 01, 2026 08:31

ZENIT Staff

Leo XIV Returns to Peru: Government to Invest $18 Million

The government authorized the transfer of the funds to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to organize the Pope’s visit from November 11 to 16, according to a supreme decree published in the country’s official gazette on September 5.

The Pope’s visit to France has also sparked a surge in donations and sales of books by Leo XIV

The pattern of giving has been particularly striking. The average donation has been around €200—approximately twice the average single donation in France in 2024—and some contributions have exceeded €10,000.

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How Beijing Turned Uyghur Childhood Into a State Project

Mel Gibson’s Return to Christ (and great cinema): Why the Resurrection Became a 20-Year Journey. Response in an interesting interview

Cardinal Zen will appeal to Hong Kong’s highest court against measures taken by the Chinese Communist government

Paris: Christ’s Passion Tunic to Be Displayed During Pope Leo XIV’s Visit

India: Bill Against Religious Conversions in Goa Withdrawn

Questions about liturgy: Doxology at the Nunc Dimittis

The Inability to Guard the Center and the Margins: The Lindsay Clancy Case and Our Geometries

The Vatican’s silence marks a setback for the progressive German Church: the Synodal Conference will not go ahead

Gang Attacks Church, Kills Dozens in Haiti

Pope Leo XIV Approves a New Bishop Appointed by the Chinese Government for a Diocese in That Country

Bishop vs. Opus Dei: He Threatens to Resign If His Demands Aren’t Met, and a Letter from Pope Francis Supporting One of the Parties Is Revealed

These are not isolated incidents: Violence by Israelis against Palestinian Christians (and others) is on the rise